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SWAT team called to downtown San Diego trolley station after passenger seen with gun

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SAN DIEGO (KGTV) -- A SWAT team was called to the downtown San Diego trolley station following reports of a man with a gun.

According to San Diego Police, a man was spotted with a gun inside one of the MTS train cars just before 9 p.m. on the 1200 block of Imperial Avenue.

Police say a man was inside the train threatening to harm himself.

After everyone was evacuated from the train, the man was taken to the hospital for treatment.

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